Belt buckle



Mayl4, 1929. W FO TER 1,713,221

BELT BUCKLE Filed June 18, l928 Emil- 1 '2 x {a v I 1 i UNITED srAr-ePatented May 14,1929.

WILLIAM G. ros'rne, on rnovrnnncn, ertonn ISLAND, Assrenon TOrr-rnononnw.

' FOSTER & BROTHER COMPANY, or rnovrnnnon, RHODE isiiANn;

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed June 18,

This invention relates to belt buckles and the primary object thereof isto provide a buckle of the pivoted tongue type, wherein the tongue isconcealed thereby enabling theentire front of the buckle to be availablefor purpose of ornamentation,

A further object of the invention is to pro vi'de a buckle wherein thefront thereof is mounted so as to be capable of being moved to renderthe tongue accessible for purpose of adjustment or removal of the belt,and which upon such movement automatically effects outward or releasingmovement of the buckle tongue, thus facilitating removal of the belt.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention inoperative position Figure 2' is a section on line 2-2 of .Fig. 1

Figure 3 is afrontelevation of the inven tion in detached position andshowingthe parts open; and i I I Figures 4 and 5, are sections on lines.lfl and 55 respectively of Figure 3.

In proceeding in accordance with the pres-.

ent invention a back member or main frame 1, is employed which hasflanged sides 2, an end bar 3, and a connecting strlp 4:, which latter1s flanged at 5, and formed w1th a cutout 6,

to receive the free end of a tongue 7 It will 7 .thus'be noted that thestrip 4, and its flange 5, form a partial the tongue. 1

As depicted in Figuresand f the drawings, the end barf3,'ispreferablyformed by rolling the metal in order to afford larger bearingsfor the tongue, where same is pivoted to thebar, the hinging or pivotingof housing for the free end of the tonguebeing effected by cutting awaythe bar and by'formin'g a hook 9 on the tongue which latter-engagesabout the bar and in the cutout. i

A front plate .10, is hinged at 11., to the back member 1 andhas flangedsides 12, which latter are formed to snap into or have frictionalengagement with the sides 2, of the back member. 3 g i In, operation,itwill be observed that, due to the front plate 'or cover beinghinged tothe back at the end thereof opposite to; the end to which the tongue ispivoted, anddue to the frictionalflatching of the cover platein'vposition upon the user pulling outwardly upon thefree end A of thebelt, the cover,

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the back'l, and under bar .3 while the opposite end B of the belt isloopedabout the end bar 3, and is secured by a snap fastener C.

s PM em emc E It will also be noted that the front plate entirelyconceals the tongue and also the back and further functionsto hold thefree end of the-belt in position.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patcnt'is 1. In a belt buckle, a back having anendbarand a cross strip spaced therefrom and provided with an inturnedflange on its inne'r side, the flange being formed with a cutout, atongue hinged to the end bar, and a front platehinged to the back at theend thereof opposite to said end bar, the back and front plate beingformed withflanges formed to snap. into engagement with one another soas to frictioually latch the front plate in posi tion, the front plateextending'over the tongue and back plate and. concealing said parts. V i

' 2. In a bcltbuckle, a back, a tongue pivoted to the back and having afree end, a'member.

connected to the baokand engageable at its rear with the free end of thebelt, and having av part formed with a cut-out to receive the" for thefree end of the tongue and to dispose .free end ofthetongue so asto'fornia seat a Y the latter to lie closely adjacent to the'inner faceof the member, a front plate hinged at one end to the back at a pointadjacent tosaid member and engageable with the free end of the tongue tohold same in its seat, the opposite end of the front plate at its rearbeing j engageable with the free end of the belt:

whereby upon. outward swinging of the free end of the belt same willswing the front 7 plate outwardly to relea eth'e free end of the tongueand Wlll simultaneously, swing the free end'of thetongue outwardly, andmeans to latch the front p ate to the b'ack.

In a belt buckle, a back, a tonguerpivoted to the back and having a freeend, a member 'i co heated to the back and engageable' at-its' I rearwith the free end of the belt, and with the free end .ofthe tongue"on'its front side,

a front plate hinged at one end to the back at a point adjacent to themember to hold the free end of the tongue against said member, theopposite end of the front plate being free and engageable with the freeend of the belt whereby upon outward swinging of the free end of thebelt same will swing the front plate I outwardly to release the free endof the tongue and will simultaneously swing the free end of the tongueoutwardly, and means to 1 latch the front plate to the back.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. V

WILLIAM C. FOSTER.

